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Ten years after the 2015 Paris Agreement, global greenhouse‑gas emissions continued to rise despite some national reductions, exposing a gap as countries met at COP in Belém.
Governments and companies raced to build vast AI data centers worldwide, prompting environmental concerns and local resistance while raising questions about power demand, siting and risky debt financing.
UN climate chief Simon Stiell warned at COP30 in Belém that governments must act to avoid famine and conflict abroad and stagnation and rising inflation at home.
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered concessions to the European Parliament to secure support for the EU budget and preserve the CAP, but MEPs remained unconvinced.
Justice minister James Timpson said HMP Wandsworth was approved to use AI chatbots to prevent mistaken prisoner releases, as new European AI rules require disclosure when responses come from machines.
Sahra Wagenknecht relinquished the chair of the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht, named Fabio De Masi and Amira Mohamed Ali as successors, and said she would remain politically active.
France experienced unusually mild, potentially record-breaking temperatures and largely calm, dry conditions on Tuesday, November 11, driven by a southerly flow between an Atlantic low and central European anticyclone.
Authorities identified 15-year-old Parisian Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux as the "fedora man" photographed outside the Louvre on the day thieves stole the crown jewels.
Two people died during the ATP Finals in Turin on Monday, one collapsing in the Inalpi Arena and another at a fan festival, according to Spiegel.
Apollo Sports Capital acquired a majority stake in Atlético de Madrid, valuing the club at about €2.5 billion, with Gil Marín and Enrique Cerezo staying as CEO and president.
The Catarroja judge in the DANA case rejected opening a false-testimony probe into journalist Maribel Vilaplana, refused to seek Carlos Mazón’s signed documents and requested Generalitat alert details.
Spanish singer Rosalía released her fourth album, Lux, on Nov. 7 and drew praise from Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who said she had placed Spain atop world music.
The Spanish Senate demanded Francina Armengol allow Constitution Day flag-raising to be held at the Senate's Plaza de la Marina Española on Dec. 6; Armengol opposed, citing visiting Ibero‑American presidents.
Ten years after the Nov. 13, 2015 Paris attacks, players and survivors said the Stade de France assault and subsequent manhunt left enduring trauma, witnesses and officials recounted.
Lower Austria's government eased rules to allow killing of "problem" wolves that approach settlements or kill protected livestock, though outlets differed on whether dispersal must be attempted first.
Germany's Economy Minister Katherina Reiche proposed an "Agenda 2030", urging structural reforms and subsidy reviews, prompting likely resistance from the SPD and parts of her party.
In Magdeburg today, the trial began of the man accused of last year's Christmas-market attack that killed six and wounded hundreds; he provoked outrage by accusing authorities and invoking AfD.
A new kind of pornography industry emerged in Finland, with productions increasingly made by ordinary people, allegedly involving a politician’s former special adviser and a primary-school teacher.
German politician Sahra Wagenknecht resigned as chair of the BSW and said she would remain involved as leader of a "Grundwertekommission," with a party rename now appearing likely.
European firms rolled out AI pilots — Autostrade's road-monitoring plan and STMicroelectronics' autonomous staff shop — while a Cornell study warned AI data centers could pollute as much as 10 million cars.
A Paris court released former French president Nicolas Sarkozy from prison under strict judicial supervision, allowing him to await his appeal at home.
Austrian businessman René Benko remained in pretrial detention for two months after a court extended his custody until mid-January; he faces charges including fraud and breach of trust.
Two trains collided near Bratislava in Slovakia, injuring dozens with reports varying between 13 hospitalized and 79 injured; cause unclear, though the prime minister said human error was likely.
